City of Wolverhampton College explained

City of Wolverhampton College
Established:1962
Type:Further Education
Head Label:Principal
Head:Mr Malcolm Cowgill
Address:Paget Road
City:Wolverhampton
County:West Midlands
Country:England
Postcode:WV6 0DU
Local Authority:Wolverhampton City Council
Dfeno:336/8002
Urn:130484
Ofsted:Yes
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:16
Free Label 1:Telephone
Free 1:01902 836000
Website:http://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk

City of Wolverhampton College is a further education college located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

History

The college was formed in September 1999 as the result of a merger of Wulfrun College in Wolverhampton and Bilston Community College in Bilston.[1]

Upon this merger, it was initially known as Wolverhampton College, but in the aftermath of Wolverhampton gaining city status in December 2000, it adopted its current title.

A campus has since opened on Wellington Road in Bilston, replacing the old Bilston Community College buildings nearby which had originally been the buildings of Bilston Girls High School.

The college offers courses to students from Wolverhampton and the surrounding area. Courses offered include NVQs, GCSEs, BTECs, A Levels and Access courses. In addition, the college offers some higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton.

Campuses

It's intended that the Paget Road site will close in due course with students transferring to an expanded Metro One Campus coined "The City Learning Quarter".[2]

Worcester Campus previously located 9-11 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, WR1 2HB, is no longer listed.

Notable students

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.swbacademy.co.uk/index.php?page=city-of-wolverhampton-college
  2. Web site: Wolverhampton welcomes £20 million for new City Learning Quarter . GOV.UK . Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities . 12 March 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Liam Payne now sprinting to X Factor success. Express & Star. 5 April 2012.